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  1. Alcohol Use and Your Health | Alcohol Use | CDC

    Jan 14, 2025 · Excessive drinking includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, and any drinking during pregnancy or by people younger than 21. Drinking less is better for your health than drinking …

  2. Alcohol's Effects on Health - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse …

    Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health. The whole body is affected by alcohol use--not just the liver, but also the brain, gut, pancreas, …

  3. Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits • The Nutrition Source

    Heavy drinking can damage the liver and heart, harm an unborn child, increase the chances of developing breast and some other cancers, contribute to depression and violence, and …

  4. Alcohol use: Weighing risks and benefits - Mayo Clinic

    Jun 21, 2024 · When it comes to alcohol, if you don't drink, don't start for health reasons. Drinking moderately if you're otherwise healthy may be a risk you're willing to take. But heavy drinking …

  5. Drinking - Wikipedia

    Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth, proboscis, or elsewhere. Humans drink by swallowing, completed by peristalsis in the esophagus.

  6. Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 28, 2024 · Drinking alcohol is associated with risks of developing noncommunicable diseases such as liver diseases, heart diseases, and different types of cancers, as well as mental health …

  7. What Does Alcohol Do to Your Body?

    Feb 15, 2024 · “If drinking is affecting your health, your relationships, your work, your finances, it’s time to make some serious changes.” Ready to stop drinking and improve your health? These …

  8. Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be …

    5 hours ago · The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

  9. Facts About Excessive Drinking | Drink Less Campaign | CDC

    Oct 7, 2024 · Excessive drinking on an occasion or over time increases your risk of illness, injury, and chronic disease. It can also lead to social, emotional, and mental health challenges. …

  10. Understanding Alcohol Drinking Patterns | National Institute on …

    Alcohol misuse refers to drinking in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the person who drinks or to those around them. Alcohol misuse includes binge …